Workers rights under attack in New Zealand‏

The National Party led Government this month introduced two new Bills to Parliament to drastically change employment law in New Zealand.  If passed the changes will take away workers' rights, remove protections, cut pay, reduce holidays and diminish access to sick leave.

Public services union the New Zealand Public Service Association has joined with allies in the Fairness at Work campaign co-ordinated by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU). Rallies have been held across New Zealand
http://www.psa.org.nz/Campaigns/FairnessAtWork.aspx.

The CTU has said it will no longer co-operate with the Government on trade issues in response to the attacks on workers rights. President of the CTU Helen Kelly said the unions could not work with a government on trade matters when workers' rights were being undermined. "That can only result in one thing - as it did in the 1990s - lower wages and conditions for workers."
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